Together we make democracy fit

“I was really curious about the two words, democracy and fitness, two things that I love. So I really wanted to come here to sharpen my toolbox, learn different techniques, and explore how we can expand people’s experiences.”

“I think the fact is definitely that this is fitness training. So the more you do it, the more it becomes a workout, and you get trained and get better.”

“I want to share this programme with many Japanese people. As I said, the Japanese democratic muscle is still immature, so this programme is really useful for them.”

“I’m here because we had a Democracy Fitness trainer visiting us at a community meeting, and we had never heard of it before. But the citizens loved it so much that they asked if we could do more. So instead of them always coming to us, we could be trainers ourselves.”